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Upanishads : " The Cream of Vedas"
Vedanta ( Veda +anta i.e; the end of Vedas ) as the literal meaning connotes comprises the philosophical portion of Vedas, called the Upanishads.
Of about 280 Upanishads unearthed so far, 108 have been accepted as authorised texts , and out of them have been commented upon by great Acharyas lika Sri Sankaracharya , Sri Ramanjacharya, Sri Madhavacharya and thus are classified as major.

ISAVASYA UPANISHAD : - Mantram -2.

Mantram-2. Discussion - 11. Last four terms " na karma lipyate nare" in this second mantram .....'Action never taints such a man' { Na karma lipyate nare } :Lord Krishna also says in the Gita ( 4-24) - that work can never contaminate Him, as He works with detachment and total selflessness.This may be true in a Godly Perfect One like Lord Krishna.What about us?From the Mantram, "even in you a mere man" ( tvayi nare ), even though at this moment we are not perfect, even in us, to the extent we can bring the spirit of detachment and the joy of dedication into our work, to the extent, our actions cannot affect us.Such actions contribute a purgation of the existing Vasanas and purify the instruments of meditation in the seeker.A long period of such activities, undertaken in a spirit of detachment, to a large extent cleanses the mind of its impurities, such as, desires, attachments, hatred, selfishness, jealousy, greed, etc.Such a purified mind alone can have the required intellectual temper and spiritual stability to pursue the path of righteousness through intense and high meditation.

Thus ends the 'second wave of thought' in this 'Upanishad.' The first wave explained to us 'Path of Renunciation' and realisation, and the second wave has exhorted us to wish for a full hundred years of vigorous life, spent in loving service of man and seeking Him in and through the joys of 'selfless activities.'The following Mantram-3, represents the third 'wave of thought', and it explains what happens in case one is 'unwilling to follow either' of the above two paths ...Next : Mantram-3.To be continued ....

Mantram-6.
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Esa Sarvesvara esa sarvajna eso-'ntaryamy-esa
yonith sarvasya prabha-vapyayau hi bhutanam.
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word by meaning : -
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esah - this one;
sarvesvarah - is the ruler of all;
easah sarvahnah - this ( is ) Omniscient;
esah antaryami - this ( is ) all Knower;
easah yonih - this ( is ) the Source;
sarvasya - of all;
prabhava apyayau - origin and dissolution;
hi - verily;
bhutanam - of all beings.
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The sum of Mantram : -
"This is the Lord of all, this is the Knower of all, this is the inner Controller, this is the Source of all.
And, this is that from which all things originate and in which they finally dissolve themselves."
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